'Neighbours' UK theme tune contest won by 'Any Dream Will Do' singer

The UK winner of the Neighbours theme tune competition has been announced.

Daniel Boys, from Yateley in Hampshire, will now compete in a sing-off against the Australian winner of the 'Neighbours Remixed' competition to be crowned the overall champion. The winner of the sing-off will become the new voice behind the iconic theme tune later this month.

Boys was voted as the UK winner ahead of four other finalists with 37% of the vote, and will now fly to Australia for the sing-off against Stephanie Angelini.

The 34-year-old is a professional singer and actor best known for competing on Andrew Lloyd Webber's Any Dream Will Do in 2007. He is currently touring with a new production of High Society.

He said: "I'm thrilled to have won the British vote and am so looking forward to going 'down under' and representing the UK in the next stage of the competition. I will, of course, give it my best shot and hopefully come back the winner!

"I grew up watching Neighbours and am still a fan today, so the thought of millions of people hearing me singing the famous theme song every time they tune into it is so surreal, but very exciting!''

Greg Barnett, Channel 5's Commissioning Editor for Entertainment, Daytime and Soaps, said: "The contest has been enormous fun for our viewers and I couldn't be more thrilled at having such a strong contender in Daniel to take on the Aussies in the final showdown.

"He beat a very strong field and I've got every confidence that the British public have picked a winner."

The original singer of the Neighbours theme song, Barry Crocker, will be one of the judges on the panel that will decide the overall winner. He will be joined by the soap's executive producer Richard Jasek and music director Chris Pettifer.

The winner of the sing-off will be announced on April 8.

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